My new deck has two sets of stairs.
Attaching deck stairs to ground.
Veteran carpenter mike guertin explains the loads and codes applying to deck stair connections.
If your deck is anchored to the ground using footings then do the same for your steps.
He provides a simple and stout detail for attaching the stairs to the deck using readily available metal framing hardware.
I had a question about deck posts that i could not find anywhere.
Tack the skirts to the rim with 3 in.
I am building a 10 x12 deck not attached to a ledger board.
Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
The result will be the number of steps the staircase will need e g deck is 112 from the ground.
Round up to get 15 steps.
Below are steps to create a base if needed.
Total height of low level ground level deck.
My plan was to pour concrete footings then run doubled up 2x8 beams setting on the footings.
When attaching stair stringers use a level to draw two plumb lines to mark the left and right positions for the skirts and horizontal lines to mark the top tread location.
In our example 112 15 7 46 which means that the risers will be 7 46 high.
Attaching them will make your stairs highly susceptible to frost heaves or other ground movement and potentially compromise the integrity of your stair structure.
Notch out the bottom front of the.
To calculate the actual rise height divide the height in inches by the number of stairs determined in the last step.
Your deck stairs are part of your overall deck structure.
One is 5 ft wide and the other 6ft.
Then screw through the back of the deck rim into the skirts with three more deck screws.
Apr 28 20 11 17 am.
Attaching stairs to a deck.
Laying out attaching deck stair stringers how you attach the stair stringers to the top of the deck and to any landings will be critical.
John august 29 2017.
Rather am considering the use of continuous threaded rod with blocking.
The ground may qualify if it meets the requirements.